What kind of fabric is this?

The one say's France but can't find it anywhere.

 

Is top one some kind of madras?
And then, some kind of paisley upholstery fabric?

 

Re the first one, I think it's just a mono-plaid. That puckery stripe business was around quite a lot during the fifties. Looks nifty on cushions with blue tassels.

The paisley is Gawjus!

 

First one is very contemporary cotton "crepe" fabric. Basically, ordinary printed cotton flax, chemically treated in order to produce wrinkle effect. Very cheap. It is usually used to make sleeping sets.
Second one is solid quality decorative fabric(not upholstery kind). Continuous print cotton fabric with strong base, usually comes in widths 140 or 280cm

 

The shirring on the first is what looks like "Madras style" fabric from the late 60's/early 70's, but without it, and with only 1 color on white, I get more of a "window pane" feeling.

Second is definitely paisley. The thread material and location of manufacture are right there on the edge.

 

Paisely is name of design.
Paisely is back in fashion!

 

First one almost looks like a 'seersucker' fabric, second must be great quality Paisley print.....has a nice sheen to it!!

 

Seersucker... hmmm...

 

The plaid is, as suggested, seersucker; the paisley appears to be a polished/glazed cotton (like chintz)...

~Cheryl

 

Seersucker! Of course! Haven't seen any in years, so that must be why the brain dumped the term in favor of more important stuff.

 

I just now learned what it was! Thanks, peeps!

 

Seersucker always brings back memories of the little rompers my Mom made for me, tie shoulder straps, elastic at the waist and legs - perfect for trapping the ice cubes my brothers would drop down my back (they thought it was hysterical)...

~Cheryl

 

In my favorite picture of me with my son (about 2 yrs old?) I'm wearing what at the time was my "best" jacket - seersucker, multi-color plaid. I see it several times a day, so I should have remembered the word.

 

I was trying to describe seersucker to someone the other day and finally had to find a picture and show them.

 

I'd call the first one yellow gingham seersucker.
Second one polished cotton.

 

I'd call it a yellow and white plaid seersucker, and the second one paisley curtain fabric. It's too fragile for upholstery but definitely meant for home decor. Neither is horribly old.

 

Seersucker is puckered all over....perhaps the yellow plaid is plisse?

 

LOL, Bev! Try explaining the difference between the above-mentioned polished cotton and chintz.

And on the subject of older fabrics...dotted Swiss. And voile. And batiste and lawn. And watered silk... And raw silk... Gee, this is fun!

Beautiful as such materials were, the drawback was, of course, everything needed to be ironed...and possibly also starched. Modern technology has obviated those necessities in favor of less breathability, but one can now sit in a warm theatre without arising accordion-pleated fore and aft.

Sorry, Kingjoker! I tend to wander a tad astray given the right stimulus!

 

Hubby still LOVES his OLD seersucker shirts......

 

Hi,
I love seersucker shirts and in the mid 1970s I had 8 seersucker blazers. They were all in ice cream parlor colors.
greg